"We are united by the will to make this country better," Scholz said at the press conference, adding that the coalition is aiming at "politics with high impact."
Germany's Scholz hails groundbreaking new coalition What did the coalition leaders say? Create a points-based immigration system to draw in qualified workers.Build 400,000 new apartments a year to fight a housing crisis,.Plans to legalize the regulated sale of cannabis.Immigrants able to apply for citizenship after five years and allowed dual citizenship, a potential big change for thousands of ethnic Turks, many of whom remain foreign nationals after decades in Germany.Push for a European air travel surcharge like the one that is already in place in Germany.Increase rail freight transport by 25% and have at least 15 million electric cars on the roads by 2030.Germany will ideally phase out coal by 2030 and commit to 80% renewable energy What are some of the policies in the deal? In institutions where vulnerable groups are cared for, we should make vaccination compulsory," Scholz said. "Vaccination is the way out of this pandemic.
Scholz also mentioned that the government would consider applying mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for select groups. Scholz added that fighting the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority for the new government, and he plans to set up a coronavirus crisis team at the chancellery to coordinate health policy between federal and regional governments. "It is our remit to modernize this country together," he added. Green Party co-leader Robert Habeck said reconciling "welfare with climate protection" will underlie policies of the new government.įDP leader Christian Lindner said "we take on responsibility for a country in a dire situation" and that there is a "there is a will and desire for change" in Germany.
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The negotiations were carried out in a "friendly but intense atmosphere, an atmosphere full of trust," Scholz said. The Social Democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz, who is expected to take over as chancellor, said the three parties reached a deal to form a new government that will end the Merkel era.
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The deal comes after 21 representatives of the three parties - the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Greens and the business-focused Free Democrats (FDP) - met for the concluding negotiations earlier in the day. The three parties planning to form a government in Germany announced at a press conference Wednesday in Berlin that they have finalized a deal on a governing coalition.